National Weather Service To Host Safety & Information Talks

Every year, the National Weather Service in Topeka presents severe weather safety and information talks which are open to the general public. Presentations are typically around 90 minutes long, and are given by a meteorologist from our office. The 2014 show will focus on severe storm safety, preparedness, and awareness. Storm structure and accurate identification of important cloud features associated with supercell and squall line thunderstorms are also touched on.

While attending a talk we provide you with our contact information. We encourage everyone to call the NWS once it is safe to do so in order to pass along critical information about any severe weather you experience. We may also call you at your home after the severe weather has passed to inquire about possible damage or hail size.

If you are unable to attend a class, or just want to review concepts, online spotter training courses are available to you!

This training is focused on the basics of convective weather and storm structure. We strongly encourage all county spotters and others who are interested in becoming spotters to complete this training as an introduction into basic spotting concepts. This training takes around one hour can be accessed at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=816

Below you will find a table of scheduled talks for 2014 in the NWS Topeka coverage area, which includes northeast, east central and north central Kansas. If you are interested in attending a talk for your area, please see the table below for locations and dates.

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